Historic Preservation Commission

City of Pomona 505 S. Garey Ave. Pomona, CA 91766 Regular Meeting Agenda Wednesday, September 4, 2024 6:30 PM Council Chambers Historic Preservation Commission Chairperson Jim Kercheval Vice-Chairperson Chara Swodeck Commissioner Walter Martinez Seat Vacant - District No. 3 Seat Vacant - District No. 4 Commissioner James Gallivan Commissioner Ann Tomkins Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 A. CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Jim Kercheval B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairperson Jim Kercheval C. ROLL CALL: Chairperson Jim Kercheval, Vice-Chairperson Chara Swodeck, Commissioner Walter Martinez, Commissioner James Gallivan, Commissioner Ann Tomkins D. PUBLIC COMMENT: 1. At this time, the general public is invited to address the Historic Preservation Commission concerning any items that are not listed on the agenda, which are not public hearings, or other items under the jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission. Comments from the public of any non agenda items will be limited to three (3) minutes in accordance with City policy. 2. Any applicant or member of the public wishing to speak on any item that is listed on the agenda is requested to adhere to the following protocol procedures/guidelines: a) When called upon, the person shall state his /her name and address for the record, and, if speaking for an organization or other group, identify the organization or group represented. Whenever any group of persons wishes to address the Historic Preservation Commission on the same subject matter, the Chairperson may, at his /her discretion, request that the group choose a spokesperson to address the Commission. b) All remarks should be addressed to the Historic Preservation Commission as a whole, and not to individual Commissioners. Questions, if any, should be directed to the presiding Chairperson who will determine whether, or in what manner an answer will be provided. 3. Together the Historic Preservation Commission members, City Staff, and public honor Pomona's important City meeting values: a) To speak and to listen to everyone with respect and courtesy; to honor fairness ad our cherished democratic process. b) To affirm Pomona's dedication to lead as a Compassionate City. Thank you all for keeping these values and this commitment to act with them ever present in our minds as we proceed with the meeting together. E. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION: F. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items listed on the Consent Calendar may be enacted by a single motion without separate discussion. If a discussion or a separate vote on any item is desired by a Historic Preservation Commissioner, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. All remaining items not removed from the Consent Calendar by a Historic Preservation Commissioner shall be voted on prior to discussion of the item (s) requested to be pulled. 1. File No. MILLS-000777-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 525 East Alvarado Street within the Lincoln Park Historic District. City of Pomona Page 2 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 Project Applicant: Suzanne and Lee Pratt Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 525 E Alvarado Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 24-022 - 525 E Alvarado Attachment 2 - Photograph - 525 E Alvarado Attachment No. 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 525 E Alvarado Attachment No 4 - Survey 525 Alvarado 2. File No. MILLS-000811-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 163 and 165 East Kingsley Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Lisbeidi Terrones Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 163 E Kingsley Attachment No.1 - Resolution 24-023 - 163 E Kingsley Attachment 2 - Photograph - 163 Kingsley Attachment No 4 - Survey 163 Kingsley Mills Act Rehabilitation Plan - 163 E Kingsley 3. File No. MILLS-000826-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 438 Randolph Street within the Wilton Heights Historic District. Project Applicant: Melissa Michelson Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 1 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 438 Randolph Attachment No 1 - Resolution - 438 Randolph Attachment 2 - Photograph - 438 Randolph Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 438 Randolph Street Attachment No 4 - Survey 438 Randolph 4. File No. MILLS-000820-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 375 West Alvarado Street within the Wilton Heights Historic District. Project Applicant: Thomas Cornicelli Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 1 City of Pomona Page 3 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 375 W Alvarado Attachment No 1 - Resolution No 24-025 - 375 W Alvarado Attachment 2 - Photograph - 375 W Alvarado Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 375 W Alvarado Attachment No 4 - Survey 375 W Alvarado 5. File No. MILLS-000831-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 361 E. Alvarado Street within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: James Acan Doughty Jr. Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 361 E Alvarado Attachment 1 - Resolution 24-026 - 361 E Alvarado Attachment 2 - Photograph - 361 E Alvarado Attachment 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 361 E Alvarado Attachment No 4 - Survey 361 E Alvarado 6. File No. MILLS-000844-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 171 Lincoln Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Maxcine Martinez Lopez, Gonzalo Martinez Granados Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: Staff Report Attachment 1 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 24-027 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 171 Lincoln Attachment 3 - Proposed Work Plan Attachment 4 - Lincoln Park Survey - 171 Lincoln Ave 7. File No. MILLS-000846-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 337 Lincoln Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Gia Romero Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: Staff Report Attachment 1 - Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 24-028 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 337 Lincoln Attachment 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 337 Lincoln Attachment 4 - Lincoln Park Survey 8. File No. MILLS-000838-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property City of Pomona Page 4 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 located 306 Lincoln Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Rebecca and Frank Martinez Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: Staff Report Attachment 1 - Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 24-029 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 306 Lincoln Attachment 3 - Proposed Work Plan Attachment 4 - Lincoln Park Survey 9. File No. MILLS-000848-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 366 East Columbia Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Ambereen Dadabhoy Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 366 Columbia Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 24-030 - 366 Columbia Attachment 2 - Photograph - 366 Columbia Attachment No. 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 366 Columbia 10. File No. MILLS-001009-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 185 East Jefferson Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Seyed Sadra Kassaei Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 185 E Jefferson Attachment No. 1 - Resolution 24-038 - 185 E Jefferson Attachment 2 - Photograph - 185 Jefferson Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 185 East Jefferson Attachment No 4 - Survey 185 East jefferson 11. File No. MILLS-000856-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 572 East Columbia within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Tyson Hilgenberg Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 City of Pomona Page 5 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 572 Columbia Attachment No 1 - Resolution 24-032 - 572 Columbia Attachment 2 - Photograph - 572 E Columbia Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 572 Columbia Attachment No 4 - Survey 572 E Columbia 12. File No. MILLS-000852-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 296 East Columbia Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Katherine Wetherbee Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 296 Columbia Attachment No. 1 Resolution No. 24-033 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 296 Columbia Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 296 Columbia Attachment No 4 - Survey 296 Columbia 13. File No. MILLS-000867-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 269 East Alvarado Street within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Augusto Dolce Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 269 E. Alvarado Attachment No. 1 - Resolution 24-034 - 269 E. Alvarado Attachment No. 2 - Photograph - 269 E. Alvarado Attachment No. 3 - Mills Act Rehabilitation Plan Attachment No. 4 - Survey 269 E. Alvarado 14. File No. MILLS-000888-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 795 N. Park Avenue within the Wilton Heights Historic District. Project Applicant: Tomlin Su Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 1 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 795 N Park Attachment 1 - Resolution 24-035 - 795 N Park Attachment 2 - Photograph - 795 N Park Attachment 3- Rehabilitation Plan - 795 N Park Attachment No 4 - Survey 795 N Park City of Pomona Page 6 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 15. File No. MILLS-000881-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 273 Lincoln Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Barbara Queen Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 273 Lincoln Attachment No 1 - Resolution No 24-036 - 273 Lincoln Attachment 2 - Photograph - 273 Lincoln Attachment No 3 - Rehabilitation Plan - 273 Lincoln Attachment No 4 - Survey 273 Lincoln 16. File No. MILLS-001129-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 134 East Columbia Avenue within the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Suzanne Goya Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Mills Act Staff Report - 134 Columbia Attachment No. 1 - Resolution 24-039 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 134 Columbia Attachment No. 3 - Mills Act Rehabilitation Plan Attachment No 4 - Survey 134 Columbia 17. File No. MILLS-000990-2024. A request for a Mills Act Contract for a property located at 290 Heritage Court. Project Applicant: Mario Suarez Project Planner: Alina Barron, Senior Planner Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: Staff Report Attachment 1 - HPC RESOLUTION NO. 24-037 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 290 Heritage Court Attachment 3 - Mills Act Rehabilitation Plan - 290 Heritage Court G. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. File No. SHISTORIC-000606-2024. A request for a Single Historic Landmark Designation for the property located at 290 Heritage Court. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, this action is not a project. Section 15060 of the Guidelines exempts actions from CEQA that would not result in either an indirect or direct impact on City of Pomona Page 7 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 the environment and that do not meet the Section 15378(a) definition of a project. Project Applicant: Mario Suarez Project Planner: Alina Barron, Senior Planner Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: Staff Report RESO - 290 Heritage Court (SHISTORIC-000606-2024) 2. File No. HDD-001196-2024. A request to make the property located at 366 East Columbia Avenue a contributing structure to the Lincoln Park Historic District. Project Applicant: Ambereen Dadabhoy Project Planner: Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager Council District: CC District No. 4 Attachments: HPC Designation Staff Report Attachment No 1- Resolution 24-031 Attachment 2 - Photograph - 366 Columbia H. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Determination of Historic Significance (DHS-000596-2024) Project Address: 1601 W. Mission Blvd. Project Applicant: Rexford Industrial 1601 Mission LLC Project Planner: Alan Fortune, Assistant Planner Council District: CC District No. 1 A request to make a Determination of Historic Significance (DHS-000596-2024) for a 749,184 square-foot warehouse on the property located at 1601 W. Mission Boulevard. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission determine the structure at 1601 W. Mission Boulevard is not historic, and adopt HPC Resolution No. 24-043. Attachments: Staff Report Attachment 1 - Draft Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 24-043 Attachment 2 - Site Photographs Attachment 3 - Pomona's Historic Architecture, Mid-Century Modern Attachment 4 - Applicable Pages of the Pomona Historic Context Statement Attachment 5 - Selected Historic Photographs and Images Attachment 6 - Selected News Articles Attachment 7 - "The Origin and History of Convair Pomona" by F.P. Morgan City of Pomona Page 8 Printed on 8/29/2024 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 4, 2024 2. Discussion regarding tree removal and reforestation of Seventh Street in the Civic Center Historic District Attachments: 7th Street Trees Staff Report Attachment No. 1 - Tree Assessment I. STAFF COMMUNICATION: ADJOURNMENT: The City of Pomona Historic Preservation Commission is hereby adjourned to the next regular meeting of October 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA: I, Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager for the City of Pomona, hereby certify that the agenda for the September 4, 2024 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was posted in City Hall, near the door of the City Council Chambers, and on the City’s website www.pomonaca.gov on August 29, 2024. I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/Geoffrey Starns, AICP, AIA, LEED AP, Planning Manager City of Pomona Page 9 Printed on 8/29/2024